Peter Schmelz, professor of musicology in Arizona State University's School of Music, Dance and Theatre, was recently awarded the 2022 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Foundation's Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award in the concert music field for his most recent book “
ASU composer Garth Paine will premiere “FraKture,” a piece for symphony orchestra — and for smartphones — this Saturday as part of an ASU Symphony Orchestra concert at ASU Gammage.
Karen Schupp, associate professor and associate director of curriculum and instruction in ASU's School of Music, Dance and Theatre, has been awarded both the Susan W.
Keith Thompson, associate professor and assistant director of dance at Arizona State University, will direct “Healing Wars” this November.
On April 22, the School of Music, Dance and Theatre at Arizona State University launched the inaugural Mash Up collaboration, bringing together students and faculty members for interactive performances and installations.
It was conceived as “a two-hour happy hour of roaming performances and interactive installations featuring music, dance and theater students exploring how the playful spirit of collaboration can nourish us, challenge us and bring us together.”
ASU saxophone quartet Helíos recently won the silver medal in the senior wind division of the Fischoff Competition, one of the most respected chamber music competitions in the world, held virtually this year due to COVID-19.
The School of Music, Dance and Theatre in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts has announced four winners in the 2021 Concerto Competition.
The school holds the competition each year for its top performing music students, giving them the opportunity to perform to entire concertos and for the school to program musical selections around those concertos. The winners are then invited to present concertos with one of the large music ensembles in the upcoming concert season. This year, 11 student finalists performed.
Arizona State University's School of Music, Dance and Theatre will host the 10th Bösendorfer and Yamaha USASU International Piano Competition on Jan. 3–8.
From theatrical comedy to monodrama and performance art, Arizona State University's School of Music, Dance and Theatre will present three thought-provoking works by an artist who uses music to engage communities and effect social change.
The Arizona State University School of Music, Dance and Theatre in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts welcomes Jamal Duncan as assistant professor of instrumental conducting beginning in August 2020.
